Yahoo! Local, which displays businesses through their maps, has added additional editing features which now allows small businesses to update their information quicker, and allows for new additions and deletions. The system also allows customers of said businesses to add information for them.

There is a 24 approval window, so that Yahoo may verify that the information is accurate, and to catch any problems.

For more detailed information on these updates, check out Yahoo’s full blog entry here.

This enterprising fellow has created just what I have been wanting for a while. Google Maps vs. Yahoo! Maps places synchronized map results for both Google Maps and Yahoo! Maps side-by-side so you can compare the two.

I’ve been playing with it for a while and am seeing that Yahoo! Maps really lacks in the aerial photography department. I imagine both sites serve up decent, useful maps, but that’s been true for map sites dating way back to when MapQuest was pretty much the only game in town. My comparisons weren’t that extensive, though, so your areas may fare better on either one.

Here is the first example I always use when testing out a new map site. It’s the Luxor Pyramid in Las Vegas. It’s just the most ridiculous man-made landmark I can think of that’s clearly visible from above.